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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Led by junior Kevin Kegarise with 19 points, the 11th-ranked Birmingham-Southern men's basketball team held off the upset bid from Rhodes College Sunday afternoon, winning 76-66 in Memphis.

The Panthers move to 20-1 with their 13th-straight win, and advance to 12-1 in the SCAC. The Lynx fall to 14-8 overall and 9-4 in the conference.

BSC jumped out to an 8-2 lead to start the game, and led 11-4 at the 15:06 mark. The Lynx fought back to tie things up 13-13, but the Panthers pulled back ahead and stayed just in front of Rhodes for the rest of the half, leading 36-34 at halftime.

Rhodes tied it up twice in the first minute-and-a-half of the second half before taking its first lead of the game, 40-39, at the 17:57 mark. The lead was short-lived as junior Zac Richards made a lay-up to put the Panthers back up by one, but a made free throw a minute later tied it up again, 41-41.

The Panthers scored seven straight points after the 41-41 tie to take back their lead, but the Lynx responded after that with their own 7-0 run to tie it up yet again, 48-48, with 13:07 left to play. Another tie, 50-50, came at the 10:37 mark before BSC used a 10-3 run to go up 60-53 with 5:22 left in the game, but the Lynx wouldn't stay down, clawing back to tie it up once again, 60-60, at the 3:38 mark.

BSC then used an 8-2 run to go up 68-62 with 53 seconds remaining, and held onto the lead down the stretch, eventually winning by 10.

Kegarise led all players with his 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting, and Richards and senior Jasen Jonus added 14 points apiece. Richards led with seven rebounds, and junior Blaise White led with four assists and four steals.